South KoreaSouth Korea

Honduras

Compared with South Korea, using real observed prices.

Baseline: South KoreaSouth Korea = 1×

HondurasHonduras vs South KoreaSouth Korea
Overall verdict

HondurasHonduras is about 1.29× South KoreaSouth Korea.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs South KoreaSouth Korea = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is South Korea. A bar running right means Honduras is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.

← Cheaper than South KoreaSouth Korea South Korea = 1× HondurasHonduras is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.82
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.35
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.87

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Honduras, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.8× what it does in South Korea — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.82
    HondurasHonduras ₩348 USD 0.231
    South KoreaSouth Korea ₩191 USD 0.127
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.35
    HondurasHonduras ₩7,438 HNL 134
    South KoreaSouth Korea ₩5,500 KRW 5,500
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.90
    HondurasHonduras ₩2,004 USD 1.286
    South KoreaSouth Korea ₩2,223 USD 1.427
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.83
    HondurasHonduras ₩1,831 USD 1.175
    South KoreaSouth Korea ₩2,205 USD 1.415
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Honduras

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+54%
in HNL
87 → 134
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+76%
in KRW

It rose 54% in local currency, but 76% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Honduras's inflation.